French planes bomb British Gibraltar in wartime action
The report notes French air attacks on Gibraltar during the war era while political groups in the region face qualification setbacks. The FBI probes a kidnapping with possible ties to the Mattson case. A lumberjack and former Washington State football player Cecil Wetzel helped capture Wilhelm Jacob, 40, the kidnapped man, who has been returned to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Wetzel
Washington State
Wilhelm Jacob
Kid Jr
Wetzel
Barbara
William Mattson
University of Washington
San Francisco
Charles* Mattson
Baby Marc
Marc de Tristan
Hillsborough
Here
Attack Seen as Retaliation for Colonial Raid
A mass bombing raid on Gibraltar by 120 French war planes was reported as France s blow for blow to Dakar in a British counterstrike. French casualties were listed over 100 with 6 000 French colonial troops defending Dakar. London denied British landings near Dakar.
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Gibraltar
France
Dakar
French West Africa
Vichy
Philippe Petain
Europe
Brazil
Kokumin
Japan
United States
Singapore
Pacific
Washington
U. S
Hawaii
Far East
Britain
London
Berlin
RAF
England
Great Britain
Air Ministry
Logan Day by Day by Ed Staff Bill Closes Season
Bill Sauer Jr will close his "yummy" business for the season this week. He has sold ice cream and confections from his Duster Car, visiting city streets in favorable weather. He thanks customers and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sauer, Jr
Bill
Pig Appears with Three Ears in Farm Litter
On a Clay bank Hill farm a litter of seven pigs born Sunday includes a pink piglet with three ears. Besides the two normal ears, an extra ear sits about halfway between a normal ear and the top of the head, giving the piglet four ear-like structures as it wiggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McKinley
Claybank Hill
Daily News staff eyes fair entry for odd vegetables
A Daily News staffer proposed entering the window display of unusual produce in the Hocking County Fair. Carl Daubenmire from Rockbridge brought a twin tomato, Frank Wycoff from Smith's Chapel appeared with a giant white icicle radish, and a few potatoes and turnips were shown. We only need a soup bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily News
Hocking County
Carl Daubenmire
Rockbridge
Frank Wycoff
Smith’s Chapel
United Furniture Workers promise mat event this fall
The United Furniture Workers announce a new mat wrestling attraction for the fall and winter season. Mildred Burke and Killer Diller Gordon, two prominent women wrestlers, are billed to clash on one of the union shows here in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Furniture Workers
Mildred Burke
Diller” Gordon
Rasslers
Ed Staff Seeks Lost County History Source
Ed Staff pursues a previously unpublished history of Hocking County dating to the late 19th century. The search covers 1885 to 1890 events of public interest, as friends assist in locating scarce archival material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Canty Former Logan Leader Dies at 77 in Home
John E. Canty 77 longtime Logan industrialist and former General Assembly member died at his home 332 Mound Street. Funeral set for Thursday at 9 A M at St. John's Catholic Church. Canty, a McArthur native, held key roles in Snider and Owen firms and in local Democratic politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Catholic Church
John E. Canty
Logan
Hocking County
General Assembly
Mound Street
Canty
McArthur
Brown Brothers
J. J. Snider
Snider Manufacturing Co
Mr. Canty
Snider Co
Owen Manufacturing Co
Owen Co
Sun Glow Industries Inc
Doodlebug Wreck Prompted Signaling Demand In Ohio
The Pennsylvania Railroad doodlebug crash near Akron and Hudson on July 31 killed 43. Ohio State Utilities Commission Chairman George C. McConnaughey says automatic signaling and remote switch control could have prevented it and ordered a detailed reply by October 14 from the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
George C. McConnaughey
State Utilities Commission
Akron
Hudson
Truck Driver Dies of Tetanus After Branch Injury
Columbus Ohio AP report states Robert Dunn aged 34 a Clarksville truck driver died yesterday from tetanus linked to a cheek wound suffered when a tree branch struck him ten days earlier.
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Columbus, O
Robert Dunn
Clarksville
Ohio Polls Show Willkie and Bricker Lead in Dispatch Totals
Columbus Dispatch statewide results show Willkie 4685 and Bricker 5317 leading, Roosevelt 4542, and Davey 43232 in the latest newspaper poll tallies from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Willkie
Roosevelt
Bricker
Davey
Parole Eligible James Dupler From Ohio Pen Conviction
James Dupler, jailed in Ohio for incest, is eligible for parole and will be released from London Prison Farm on January 2. He was sentenced at Hocking County after conviction on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dupler
Ohio
Hocking County
London
Railroad union endorses Roosevelt for third term
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen with 85,000 members announces its support for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s bid for a third term. President D B Robertson states the union’s constitution authorizes the endorsement and praises the current administration’s recovery and defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Roosevelt
D. B. Robertson
Robertson
Ohio Governors Trade Highway Criticisms In Radio Debates
Ohio gubernatorial nominees Democratic former Gov. Martin L. Davey and Republican Gov. John W. Bricker debated highways over statewide radio. Bricker accused Davey era of high costs and bid manipulation, while Davey blamed the cement trust for hot mix spending and warned continued neglect would wreck the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Martin L. da
Vey
John W. Bricker
Davey
Highway Department
Bricker
Canton
Cement Trust
Atty General Rules On Firemen Pension Surpluses
Atty General Thomas J. Herbert ruled that year end surpluses in Firemen's pension funds must be invested in municipal bonds and cannot be distributed as a gratuity by pension boards. In a separate decision he found townships may assess village property for fire protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Hancock County
Herbert
Willkie presses labor needs for more jobs and growth
Wendell Willkie on a westward swing charged the Roosevelt administration has let labor down and urged higher aims than minimum safeguards. He said labor’s basic need is more jobs and growth and that only full employment will protect rights and opportunities. In Indianapolis, Henry Wallace argued the New Deal rescued capitalism from pre 1933 failures and attacked finance and holding companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Seattle
Willkie
Indianapolis
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Insufficient Signatures Knockouts in Three Minor Parties
In Columbus Ohio on September 24 the Communist Socialist and Socialist Labor parties failed to qualify for the November 5 election due to lacking valid petition signatures. The Communist ticket led by Earl Browder and Arnold Johnson submitted over 34 000 names but only 20 896 met the 24 000 requirement amid concerns of duped signers. A Franklin County grand jury probes petition irregularities while Norman Thomas and Paul Jones head the Socialist slate and John W Aiken and William Woodhouse lead the Socialist Labor group. Four judgeship and one secretary of state candidates also failed to qualify.
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Columbus, O
Secretary of State
George Neffner
Franklin County
Earl Browder
New York
Arnold
S. Johnson
Cleveland
John W. Bricker
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
Paul Jones
Yellow Springs
Socialist-Labor Group
John W. Aiken
Chelsea
Mass
William Woodhouse
Columbus
Alfred C. Jones
Garfield Heights
Thomas J. Jones
Martins Ferry
Frank E. Wilkie
Lakewood
Kent H. Meyers
Cleveland Heights
Arthur H. Day
Gilbert Bettman
Cincinnati
MacBride
Nine Ohio Counties Show Decline in Past Decade
A census bureau preliminary report shows only nine Ohio counties declined from 1930 to 1940, with Guernsey down 6.8 percent to 38,654 and several others shrinking. Among 79 counties gaining population, Cuyahoga led with 25.8 percent. state total rose from 6,646,697 to 6,889,623.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Census Bureau
Guernsey County
Auglaize
Hardin
Lucas
Marion
Noble
Perry
Putnem
Summit
Genga
Cleveland
Akron
Toledo
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Six Bands Set to Play at Hocking County Fair
James R. Horwell announced the six bands from four county schools will perform Thursday and Friday afternoons with Logan High School band opening the lineup. Performances run 1 to 2 PM Thursday and Friday 1 to 2 PM. Logan Post American Legion band also plays 7 to 8 PM both days and Logan High School will parade Saturday with a 7 to 8 PM concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County Fair
James R. Horwell
Hocking County
Logan High School
Rockbridge
Carbon Hill
Murray City
Union Furnace
Logan Post American Legion
LHS
Fairgrounds
Horwell
Mrs Donat Arrives in California With Three Children
Mrs. Donat wife of English actor Robert Donat arrives in California with their three children to enroll them in local schools. She plans to return to their home in Aylesbury England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Donat
California
Donat
Mr. Chips
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
England
Newton Baker’s Widow Backs Wendell Willkie On Train
Mrs Newton D Baker widow of former Secretary of War endorses Wendell L Willkie in his presidential bid while aboard a Willkie train en route to Spokane Washington. She criticizes New Dealers and the Chicago convention as the final straw and urges support for Willkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Spokane
Wash
Wendell L. Willkie
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Ohio
Wilson
Chicago
Man Falls Against 11,000 Volt Switch
Cleveland dispatch reports a municipal plant worker was injured when he touched an 11,000 volt switch. The man fell and remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
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Mattson
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de Gaulle
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Gmen
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Mulenbroich
Ductor
Tacoma
Charles Mattson
Muhlenbroich
Young Mattson
FBI
Nat Pieper
Brotherhood
FDR
Chester Sandiford
Milo Warner
Boston
American Legion
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Workingman
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Reds
Ella Donat
Newton Baker
Wendell Willkie
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